Ayaz B Shaik http://ayazshaik.web.officelive.com/default.aspx * 180 Mercer St, Apt 2B, Somerville, NJ - 08876 * (860) 834 2033 * asce9e58@we stpost.net HIGHLIGHTS OF QUALIFICATIONS * Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Texas A&M University, Kingsvill e with an overall GPA - 4.0. * 2 years of academic research experience in mechanical 3D design and FEA simula tion with Pro-E and Abaqus as Graduate Student at Texas A&M University, Kingsvil le. * 1+ year of AutoCAD & Pro-E teaching experience as Graduate Teaching Assistant with the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at Texas A&M Univer sity, Kingsville. * EIT/FE certification. * 2+ years of professional work experience in development & application maintena nce with Cognizant Technology Solutions, Limited. * Competent, highly motivated, result-oriented and committed team player, with s trong analytical, communication and interpersonal skills. EDUCATION * Texas A&M University-Kingsville Jan. 2008 to May 2010 Kingsville, Texas Degree : MASTER OF SCIENCE Major : Mechanical Engineering Overall GPA : 4.0/4.0 Graduated in : May 2010 * Research Thesis: "FEM analysis of highly flexible robotic structure composed o f electro active polymer elements." o Work was primarily done at Robotics & Control Systems Laboratory. o Software Used: Pro-E, Abaqus * Responsibilities: o Mastering Pro-E and Abaqus to an advanced level. o Designing the 3D CAD models of the electro active polymer (EAP) built complex braided structure in Pro-E. o Performing FEM non-linear analysis of the designed flexible robotic structure using Abaqus. o Testing and Simulation of the conceptual design in different load and boundary conditions. o Establishing a new research accomplishment in the field of EAP based robotics design.
* Cochin University of Science and Technology Kochi, India Degree : BACHELORS OF TECHNOLOGY Major : Mechanical Engineering
Aug. 2001 to May 2005
Internship: Worked as an intern at BHEL (Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited), Hyde rabad, India. Primary Responsibilities: Feb 2005 to Apr 2005 o Worked on the study of 5-AXIS CNC machine operation and its principles. o Assisted in the building of 3D CAD models of the steam turbine impeller. o Did minor programming modifications of G codes and M codes for input to the CN C machines. SKILL SET Type Product Knowledge level
Modeling & Design Software Pro-E , AutoCAD, Catia V5, SolidWorks Advanced Analysis software Abaqus, NEiNastran, ANSYS, COSMOS Basics Advanced Mathematical software MATLAB, Simulink Intermediate Other Software SQL, PL/SQL, MS Access, OWB, C, C++,VB Advanced RELEVANT COURSE WORK * Finite Element Method (FEM) * Machine Design * Solid Mechanics * Advanced Dynamics * Continuum Mechanics * Engineering Analysis * Material Science and Engineering * Control Systems and Engineering * Thermal Engineering * Advanced Fluid Mechanics OTHER TECHNICAL SKILLS * Knowledge of Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing (GD&T) * Understanding of Six Sigma basics
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Cognizant Technology Solutions Designation: ASSOCIATE
Oct. 2005 to Dec. 2007
Chennai, India
Responsibilities: * Development and Documentation of new data flow techniques as a technical devel oper. * Acting as primary contact point for technical support to the project. * Maintenance and Testing of the client application followed by documentation. * Communicating, participating in technical meetings with business users in Indi a, Italy, Ireland, Belgium and Canada on a daily basis to ensure successful depl oyment of the project. Major Achievements at Cognizant: * Promoted to Associate level at Cognizant Technology Solutions, India in Oct 20 07. * Received DW scope award for the month of Feb.2007 at Cognizant. * Received Appreciation award at Cognizant for the year 2005-2006. ORGANIZATIONS * American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Position: Student Member REFERENCES * Available upon request